I'd like to nominate Paul King, a fellow Triumph GT6 racer I met at the recent
VRG race at the newly opened New Jersey Lightning circuit. Paul has a nicely
prepped car that he built over a six year period, and is having fun in the
vintage racing scene. He's described his Triumph history, racing experience
and car below.
Do I have a second??
Thanks,
Scott Janzen
'68 GT6
From: Paul King
To: 'Scott Janzen'
I've been a Triumph enthusiast for many years, having owned a 1974 TR6 (French
Blue) for 18 years. It is now, unfortunately in need of a restoration!
After attending many British car shows over the years, I got bored. About that
time a friend of mine (Lotus 7) got involved in vintage racing (VSCCA) and
brought me along to several events. In September 1999, another friend (who
owns a restoration shop) and I, after attending the Lime Rock Vintage
Festival, cooked up the idea that we could build a vintage race car! He was
somewhat of a Triumph guy also, having owned 3 GT6's at one time! And he just
happened to have 2 chassis and a GT6 MkIII body lying around the shop!
This is a good reason why you shouldn't make these kinds of decisions while
drinking beer, as it took almost 6 years of on again - off again work to get
the car ready for the track!
We prepared the car with a mildly tuned engine, with reliability in mind, in
order to focus on sorting out the car on the track. My friend and I performed
pretty much all the work in his shop, with the exception of the engine
rebuild.
Its first race was at Loudon, NH in 2005 at the VRG Vintage Celebration. I
think I may have run about a half dozen laps all weekend! Since then I have
been to every Loudon event and the event at NJMP.
The car is officially listed as a 1972 GT6 MkIII. It has a VRG logbook and I
am a member of VRG. I personally prepared for vintage racing by attending the
Skip Barber 3 Day school and Car Control Clinic, as well as the excellent
driving schools run by the VRG.
The sorting out process continues on the car. The next major projects will be
suspension and engine/transmission upgrades. (You always need more power!).
I won't be able to go to Watkins Glen either. However, at this time I'm
planning on going to the Turkey Bowl at Summit Point on Thanksgiving weekend.
Maybe I'll see you there.
Regards,
Paul King
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